Thank you for this helpful post. Posts calling our attention to interesting Birding opportunities are very much appreciated. Sharing of info and birding knowledge is a great use for CoBirds. While eBird presents the data and the bird alerts, it doesn’t give the story about birding a place, usually.
David Suddjian CoBirds moderator Littleton CO Sent from my iPhone > On May 4, 2022, at 10:44 PM, Doug Ward <[email protected]> wrote: > > > This post is more of a promotion of a decent south central (Denver) Metro > area birding spot than about any specific bird… but did have a load (10 > species) of sparrows there this afternoon (Weds., 4 May ’22). The area in > question is around the confluence of Bear Creek and the South Platte River > along the Mary Carter Greenway in Sheridan (Arapahoe Co., CO); named Bear > Creek Confluence Park Hotspot in eBird. It is a stretch of the South Platte > that splits the Broken Tree Golf Course between Hampton and Oxford; I usually > park on the north end in the nearby River Point shopping center. This spot > is fast becoming one of my favorite “stop and check while out doing errands” > places, and today it was hopping, literally. > > The highlight today was the variety of sparrows present, ten (10) species in > all including a beaut of an adult HARRIS’S SPARROW. An added treat was the > fact that every single species was singing, including the Harris’s, making > for both a good refresher course and also a just plain cheerful walk. In > addition, a surprising (to me) GRAY FLYCATCHER as my first Empid of the year > (fairly classic individual – lanky, plain grayish overall, long, narrow bill > with pinkish lower mandible, and constant downward tail wag). > > So after your next Costco run down that way, make some time for a walk along > the river being sure to check the willow covered gravel bars - think > something really good will turn up here one of these days. > > Good Birding, > Doug > Denver > > 4 May 2022 South Platte River / Bear Creek Confluence area, Sheridan, > Arapahoe Co., CO > Canada Goose – 10 > Wood Duck – 1m > Blue-winged Teal – 8 > Northern Shoveler – 2 > Gadwall – 4 > Mallard – 12 > Common Merganser – 1f > Pied-billed Grebe – 1 > Mourning Dove – 5 > Killdeer – 3 > Spotted Sandpiper – 2 > Double-crested Cormorant – 2 > Snowy Egret – 1 > Black-crowned Night-Heron – 2 > White-faced Ibis – 18 (flying down river) > Swainson’s Hawk – 1 > Belted Kingfisher – 1 > Downy Woodpecker – 1 > Northern Flicker – 3 “Red-shafted” > GRAY FLYCATCHER – 1 > Say’s Phoebe – 1 > Black-billed Magpie – 5 > American Crow – 2 > Black-capped Chickadee – 6 > Northern Rough-winged Swallow – 20 > Tree Swallow – 6 > Violet-green Swallow – 50 > Barn Swallow – 10 > Cliff Swallow – 15 > House Wren – 3 > European Starling – 10 > American Robin – 10 > House Finch – 8 > Chipping Sparrow – 2 > Clay-colored Sparrow – 3 > Brewer’s Sparrow – 20 > Lark Sparrow – 10 > White-crowned Sparrow – 20 “Gambel’s” > - 1 “dark lored” > HARRIS’S SPARROW – 1a > Vesper Sparrow – 10 > Savannah Sparrow – 3 > Song Sparrow – 2 > Green-tailed Towhee – 2 > Bullock’s Oriole – 1m > Red-winged Blackbird – 10 > Brown-headed Cowbird – 1 > Common Grackle – 3 > Common Yellowthroat – 1m > Yellow-rumped Warbler – 30 “Audubon’s” > - 15 “Myrtle” > > PS – Add the WHITE-THROATED SPARROW and SPOTTED TOWHEEs at home, and yep, > lots of sparrow diversity today. > > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/008601d8603a%24c34fb4a0%2449ef1de0%24%40frontier.com. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/E52D5BDC-062F-455F-9454-4B9D3B312469%40gmail.com.
